Royalties In Hybrid Licensing Agreements: Careful Drafting Is Critical

Litigation partner Oderah Nwaeze wrote an article for Life Science Leader on royalty-bearing license agreements. In the article, he covers three recent Delaware cases: Corteva Agriscience LLC & Agrigenetics, Inc. v. Monsanto Co.; Bayer CropScience LP & Monsanto Company v. Corteva, Inc., et al.; and ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. CG Oncology, Inc.

Nwaeze leaves readers with three important takeaways from the article:

1. Careful Definition of Royalty Base and Term
2. Hybrid Structure
3. Avoid Patent Leverage Pitfalls

The full article is available to Life Science Leader subscribers.